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The information contained here is likely non-exhaustive and, despite best efforts to do otherwise, may contain errors. (Please help to keep these lists up-to-date so that they are useful for everyone!)

by posting a question about the device directly to the LMML (but please do conduct a search first, as it may already have been discussed!)

Note: when it comes to support, it is generally a good idea to try the current V4L-DVB sources because some device drivers can be very new and thus may have not made their way into the mainstream kernel.

In any regard, in respect to the above listed suggestions, you may find it to be the case that your device is actually already supported or that experimental support is available.

Because the component constitution on many devices are often similar or identical, there may be devices that are unlisted but may actually work with the existing driver framework for previously supported devices. In such a case, your non-listed but working device will likely be reported in your system messages as being one of those previously supported devices. If you encounter such an occurrence, please do report your success on the LMML so that proper detection/identification of your device can be added within the drivers.

Lastly, it bears worth repeating the request: Please help to keep these lists up-to-date so that they are useful for everyone!

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Supported ATSC USB Devices

The following table lists the confirmed working ATSC USB devices and provides a brief summary of their features and components. If you need more technical information on a device, have a look at its specific wiki article.

Note 1: Hardware should allow it, but the driver has no analog support.

Experimental Support

Note: Do not let the "experimental" tag scare you, as the level of device functionality may actually be quite high. After additional testing and/or feature work, the drivers for these devices will make their way into the main branch of Hg and become candidates for inclusion into the Linux kernel.

Within the developers section of the LinuxTV Project's Mercurial (Hg) repository, experimental support for the following devices can be found:

Note: Shenzhen lists two models, AUTV001 & AUTV002. Visually, they appear to be the same, though they could differ .... Also based upon appearance, they resemble the LifeView TV Walker series, however, the AUTV002, at the very least, seems to lack the telltale signs of being a LifeView OEM [3]

Currently Unsupported ATSC USB Devices

If you own one or more devices from the following list and you want to help with support development, please contact the Linux-Media Mailing List (LMML). Note that if your device is similar to or contains components for which driver development is currently being undertaken, then it is possible that you will pique the(se) developer's interest and can obtain some assistance that, possibly, leads to full support for your device.

However, please note that inquiries to the mailing list:

should NOT be treated as an order drop-off line/queue. You're soliciting help from volunteer developers who work on V4L-DVB matters in their spare time, and such work can be non-trivial (i.e. requiring even _thousands_ of hours work). So being demanding is one sure route to being ignored. (Honestly, this point really shouldn't even need to be written, but you'd be surprised at the number of irrational individuals who write into the mailing list demanding this or that).

may pass without even garnering a response -- that's a distinct by-product of the fact that there are only a limited number of developers, whom might be able to help, that are associated with the project. Often times, even if they wished to help, their energies are entirely tied up with other projects. In such cases, the best path might be to try to spearhead the driver development for your device yourself, or arrange to hire someone who can.

AsusASUS My Cinema U3100Mini USB ATSC ASUS has a driver for their eeePC, but these are precompiled for the eeePC Custom kernel and no sources are publically available. The ASUS .deb package loads dib0070, dib7000m, dib7000p, dibx000_common, dvb-core, dvb-drxj, dvb-usb-dib0700, dvb-usb-drxusb, dvb-usb,and mt2266. The dvb-drxj and dvb-usb-drxusb modules appear to be for the MicroNAS DRX 3933J. This is a wide white USB stick, labelled ASUS My Cinema U3100 Mini ATSC Clear QAM, with an antenna jack on the back. The device id from lsusb is 0b05:1747, which does not match any id in the dvb-usb-ids.h file.

GeniatechHDTV THRILLER USB U6010A (this device may actually be similar to the above Hauppauge, Pinnicle and Elgato usb stick devices, so it might work or be made to work with an addition of its subsystem ID to the driver)